Even though it remains unproductive, I think you've overlooked the main reason why this phenomenon occurs. Although greediness may play a large role in determining many of our situations, deplaning is done using the same procedure as "debussing" or "de-exiting-any-venue-with-aisle", right? So the prevailing rule isn't "be as greedy as possible", but rather "adhere to the most commonplace rule", which happens to be unusually ineffective due to difficulty in retrieving luggage.
The worst part about it is certainly tha... (read more)
Even though it remains unproductive, I think you've overlooked the main reason why this phenomenon occurs. Although greediness may play a large role in determining many of our situations, deplaning is done using the same procedure as "debussing" or "de-exiting-any-venue-with-aisle", right? So the prevailing rule isn't "be as greedy as possible", but rather "adhere to the most commonplace rule", which happens to be unusually ineffective due to difficulty in retrieving luggage.
The worst part about it is certainly tha... (read more)